Many organizations know how to write effective proposals that describe the value of the program and the impact on the community and individuals. They understand the motivation of the funder and their funding initiatives and consequently write a proposal that...
Fifteen years ago, my husband and I had a dream of making our little commercial sector stronger by bringing together isolated businesses in our field into a new national association. Since then, we have put thousands of hours into this...
Application of Privacy Schemes Other than to meet statutory requirements, organizations can view the implementation of a privacy scheme as a useful tool to build trust amongst employees and consumers. Readily available and transparent systems will likely raise the confidence...
In the September 15th article, The trouble with bosses, six types of bosses and their behaviours were examined. We discovered that boss-related issues were accountable for 70-80% of the reasons people leave companies. While organizations need to take responsibility for...
Many organizations view strategic planning for their organization as a linear process that is the responsibility of the Board of Directors and therefore is determined by the Board and communicated to the staff to implement. According to the report, "Building...
With the speed of change in the non-profit environment the movement of senior people between organizations is increasing and as such an organization can find itself with an interim executive director. In the past this meant having the interim executive...
Today's successful non-profit agencies use every tool at their disposal to enhance their financial health. As a result, many have discovered the critical value of the budget document and its implementation. Without a budget and without proper implementation an agency...
Do you remember a book written in the 1970s titled Boss is a four-letter word? Today we do not formally call anyone "boss" as the term conveys a negative image or stereotype. While organizations have substituted new terms such as...
One of the greatest objections organizations face in developing strategy is that it ends up being a great process that produces a report that sits on the shelf. In other words there is no execution of the strategy. As Louis...
The outcomes from an organization's strategic planning process can be wide, varied and invariably far reaching within the organization. For some, the results of the process are to stay the current course but for others their strategy requires a more...
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